Alex Morgan Has Late Goal, Leads San Diego Past Gotham FC 1-0 In The Challenge Cup

HARRISON, N.J.: Alex Morgan scored within the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave gained the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC on Friday evening within the National Women’s Soccer League.

Morgan began the second half instead. She broke the stalemate on a header off a nook kick from Savannah McCaskill, who joined the Wave within the offseason from rival Angel City.

“The ball came straight to me, so I knew that I couldn’t mess it up,” Morgan stated.

The Challenge Cup match pitted the winner of final season’s league championship and the NWSL Shield winner. Gotham claimed the title after a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Reign, and the Wave completed with the season’s greatest file (11-7-4). The league’s common season opens on Saturday.

The Wave had probability within the thirty third minute, however Gotham goalkeeper Cassie Miller bought a hand on Jaedyn Shaw’s shot and it popped up and away.

After successful the title, Gotham spent the offseason including high-profile gamers that included Crystal Dunn from the Portland Thorns, Rose Lavelle and Emily Sonnett from the Seattle Reign and Tierna Davidson from the Red Stars. All 4 are U.S. nationwide workforce regulars.

Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, and Sen. Cory Booker attended the match. They have been among the many introduced crowd of 14,241 at Red Bull Arena.

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